Holy See

Ancient ruins, including mosaic floors, found near Vatican media office during construction for Jubilee

ruins from the roman empire have been discovered in piazza pia, the street in front of the vatican media office - formerly vatican radio - d...

Time to rethink US approach to who it sends to Vatican as envoy

with the imminent and unexpected departure of joseph donnelly as the us ambassador to the holy see, it seems likely the post will be vacant ...

ON PILGRIMAGE WITH: Fr Marcus Holden, parish priest, writer and art critic

where would you go? i would take the via francigena to rome. this is an ancient land route for pilgrims from canterbury – now in the southwa...

The Catholic Herald

Pope to meet top US comedians as part of Vatican outreach

rome – pope francis will welcome comedians from all over the world next week, including top us names such as stephen colbert, jimmy fallon a...

Corpus Christi, the perfect antidote to rebellious pride

whatever heaven might consist of, i’m hoping for some to some exciting and informative theological conversations. at the top of my list is a...

Brother of 'Vatican girl' says new papal-ordered inquest is a 'farce'

rome – pietro orlandi, the brother of a 15-year-old girl whose 1983 disappearance remains the most notorious unsolved vatican mystery of the...

Special report: Pilgrimage industry on its knees in Holy Land

navigating the old city of jerusalem is usually a challenge. the narrow, labyrinthine streets are typically crowded with pilgrims and touris...

Corpus Christi Sunday: Pope Francis tells Catholics to be ‘pieces of bread' and rebuild what hatred destroys

rome – on sunday’s liturgical solemnity of corpus christi, pope francis said god’s presence in the eucharist is a reminder of his presence i...

Attempting to to get into the spirit at Our Lady of Montserrat

‘i hope that you are paying your regards to the black madonna!” exclaimed one of our priest writers, when he learned that i was spending my ...

Serenhedd James

US Ambassador to the Holy See to step down

new york – after two years serving as the u.s. ambassador to the holy see, joseph donnelly will soon step down from the post and return to h...